Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 714 | 588 | 478 | 378 | 367 | 277 | 269 | 252 | 220 | 164 | 158 | 137 | 133 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 447 | 469 | 744 | 1015 | 772 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.70m | 2:43PM1.80m | 3:01AM1.75m | 3:23PM1.82m | 3:43AM1.80m | 4:05PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.27m | 8:51PM0.28m | 9:08AM0.23m | 9:33PM0.24m | 9:54AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 714 | 588 | 478 | 378 | 367 | 277 | 269 | 252 | 220 | 164 | 158 | 88 | 130 | 98 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 40 | 115 | 79 | 111 | 229 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 128 | 50 | 57 | 73 | 145 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 133 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 12 | 84 | 85 | 16 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 11 | — | SSW 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | S 22 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 85 | 84 | — | 39 | — | 50 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 58 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 60 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 108 | 447 | 469 | 744 | 1015 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
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